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Despite growing up in Croydon and Liverpool，neither Grace nor Paul felt at home in the city.After meeting at Staffordshire's Keele University，they fell in love with Skye on a geology field trip in 1979.
“The island is only 50 miles north to south，but the variety of terrain(地形) and wildlife is impressive，” says Paul.
Grace adds，“We both loved Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water and were really passionate about otters(水獭)．It was our dream to get away from the rat race，get married and run wildlife holidays and courses on Skye.”
Five years and 29 loan applications later，they moved to Skye.They were relieved to say goodbye to crowds and traffic and found that the island (population: about 20,000) attracts likeminded people.“A lot of musicians and craftspeople move here，looking for peace，” says Grace.
After locals started bringing them injured animals，they built a wildlife hospital and have since cared for 170
